Grab Lab Activity Documents

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Have you ever seen a bird catch a worm or a chipmunk stuff their cheeks? How do they do it? Animals have evolved some pretty amazing grabbers and tools over time. In this activity, construct your own Simple Grabber out of TeacherGeek Connector Strips and screws, then design and build it better to be like our feathered and furry friends. Download the Kid's Engineering Challenge document for a quick Build Guide and how to set up Challenges to build grabbers like eagles, robins, monkeys, chipmunks, and even our own human hands!

Make It Your Own: The documents for this activity are available in PDF and Microsoft Word format. If you wish to edit a document, simply download the Microsoft Word format

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Download the Grab Lab Build Guide

Start by making a simple grabber and then add your own designs to make it better. Students/kids are encouraged to add other components like dowels and gears, but also incorporate recycling materials.This build guide has everything you need to complete the Grab Lab Activity. Perfect for libraries, boy and girl scouts, science fairs, kitchen table, maker's fairs and after school use.

Download the Grab Lab Engineering Challenge

Included in this document are Challenge Sheets to facilitate further tinkering and out-of-the-box thinking. Print out each Challenge Sheet and hang them around the room to create different engineering stations. Printing extra Engineering Notebook Pages is recommended as well, to have on hand for the activity.

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Download the Tools & Traits Worksheet

Learn about simple machines, force, work and animal adaptations, and how they can be used as inspiration for your Reacher or Grabber design. Excellent for classroom and educator use with guided questions throughout.